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Google eyes Facebook, Instagram with purchase of Snapseed

Google still looking for ways to take a bite out of Facebook.

Google has acquired Nik Software, the company behind the Instagram-rival, Snapseed, which is available on desktops and iOS devices, and soon, Android phones as well.

The fact that the deal was first trumpeted on Google+ suggests that the company is looking for new ways to step up its social network game. In February 2012, the Wall Street Journal famously called Google+ a “virtual ghost town.”

The Monday morning acquisition announcement is the latest sign that many of Silicon Valley’s top companies are taking mobile photo sharing very seriously. After all, Facebook, one of Google’s biggest competitors, bought Instagram for $1 billion in April 2012. Still, Snapseed’s user base likely pales in comparison to Instagram.